What color is #8A645B?

#8A645B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A645B?

The RGB value is 138, 100, 91: 138 red, 100 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A645B?

The complementary color is #5B818A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A645B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A645B color

#8A645B rgb(138, 100, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8A645B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 39.2% green and 35.7% blue (138, 100, 91).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 21% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 34% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#8A645B color codes

HEX	`#8A645B`
RGB	`rgb(138, 100, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 39.2%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 34%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 34%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.01, 14.04, 11.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.01, 17.93, 38.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.927, 15.274, 11.952)`
Decimal	`9069659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A645B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8A645B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A645B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8A645B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a645b; }
.text { color: #8a645b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a645b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 100 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a645b, #8a7b5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8A645B?: #8A645B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A645B?: The RGB value is 138, 100, 91: 138 red, 100 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A645B?: The complementary color is #5B818A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A645B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.